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molar

mo·lar

UK/məʊlə(ɹ)/ US/ˈmoʊlɚ/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (4)

noun

1.

grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars

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adjective

1.

designating a solution containing 1 mole of solute per 1000 grams of solvent

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2.

of or pertaining to molar teeth

  • “molar weight”
3.

containing one mole of a substance

  • “molar weight”
4.

pertaining to large units of behavior

  • “such molar problems of personality as the ego functions” -R.R. Hunt
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Origin

From Middle English molar, from Latin molāris (“millstone, molar”).

Phrases

  • molar concentration
  • molar heat capacity
  • molar mass
  • molar solution
  • molar volume

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